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Terry Bumpous

 June 2, 2021

Terry Bumpous, age 60, of Essex and formerly of Custer Park, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 at his home. Born January 24, 1961 in Joliet, Illinois, Terry Lynn was a son of Robert Joseph and Mildred (Beasley) Bumpous. He…

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Tamara Pulver

 June 2, 2021

Tamara “Tammy” Pulver, 52, passed away May 19, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 28, 1968, in Bloomington, IL to parents Keith and Rosemary (Simpson) Miller. She graduated from Dwight Township High School with…

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Herbert L. Tatroe

 June 2, 2021

Herbert L. Tatroe, age 97, of Braidwood, IL passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at his home, surrounded by those who loved him. He was born May 14, 1924 in Joliet, IL to the late George and Elsie (nee Lembke)…

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Stephen R. Wotton

 May 26, 2021

Stephen Rex Wotton, 71, of Gibsonton, Florida passed away at 6 a.m., Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Hospice House, Sun City, Florida. Sun City Center Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments. He had been a resident of Dwight, IL prior…

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Melvin Eugene Holm

 May 26, 2021

VERGENNES – Melvin Eugene “Mel”  Holm, 79, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale surrounded by his loving family. Mel was born February 8, 1942 to Milo and Evelyn (Mahannah) Holm in Streator. He married Mary…

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Kregg H. Harms

 May 26, 2021

CULLOM – Kregg H. Harms, 51, of Cabery, Illinois passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Illinois. He was born June 2, 1969 to the late H. Roy and Dana Kay (Kyburz) Harms. They preceded…

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Emelia Nunez

 May 26, 2021

Emelia Nunez, 76, of Dwight passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021. She was born in Mexico on March 30, 1945, the daughter of the late Ascencion Munoz and Esperanza Casimiro. Emelia grew up in Michoacan, Mexico. She and her husband,…

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Dolores Jean Mack

 May 19, 2021

Dolores Jean Mack, age 91, of Gardner, IL passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Amita Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL. Dolores was born January 25, 1930 in Joliet to the late Victor and Geraldine (nee McCliesh) Mandella….

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Karen Ann Verdun

 May 19, 2021

Karen Ann Verdun, age 81, passed away May 15, 2021 surrounded by her family, which she loved more than anything else in the world. A visitation will be Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Hager Memorial…

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Owen W. Hertz

 May 19, 2021

Owen W. Hertz, 85, of Reddick passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 surrounded by his children at Riverside Miller Rehabilitation in Kankakee. Owen was born September 3, 1935 in Bonfield, the son of Earl and Mildred (Withaft) Hertz. Owen married…

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Phyllis E. Thorne

 May 19, 2021

ODELL – Phyllis E. Thorne, 90, of Odell, Illinois passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Piper City Rehab in Piper City, IL. A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 21, 2021 in St. Paul Catholic Church…

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Wauneta M. Zeller

 May 19, 2021

Wauneta M. Zeller, age 94, of Reddick passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Heritage Manor in Dwight. She was born May 30, 1926 in Reddick, the daughter of Edward and Teresa (McGinnis) Meisenbach. She married Theodore Zeller on May…

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CW3 Kenneth Ray Lain

 May 19, 2021

CW3 Kenneth Ray Lain, age 72, of Custer Park, IL passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 14, 2021 at St. James Hospital in Pontiac, IL. He was born May 11, 1949 in Joliet, IL to the late Ray Hudson and Fay Myrtle…

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Thomas Magers

 May 19, 2021

Thomas Magers, 65, of Campus, IL passed away at 12:56 p.m. in his home Wednesday, May 12, 2021, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be at 12 p.m. in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Dwight, IL on May 19, 2021. Visitation…

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Richard William Gonnam

 May 19, 2021

Richard William “Dick” Gonnam, age 84 and a lifelong resident of Mazon, Illinois, passed away Monday evening, May 3, 2021 at Morris Hospital. Born May 18, 1936 in Morris, Illinois, Richard William was a son of Harvey Sylvester and Anna (Dick)…

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Michael E. Stedman

 May 12, 2021

Michael E. Stedman, age 57, of Gardner and formerly of Joliet, Illinois, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at Heritage Health in Dwight. Born August 8, 1963 in Joliet, Illinois, Michael Eugene is a son of Jean (nee Hannah) Stedman…

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Richard D. Pierce

 May 12, 2021

Richard D. Pierce, 89, of Streator, IL passed away Friday morning, April 30, 2021 at his home. Visitation was held Tuesday, May 4, from 4 until 7 p.m. at Winterrowd Funeral Home, Streator, and Wednesday, from 10 until 11 a.m.,…

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Msgr. William A. Watson

 May 12, 2021

Msgr. William A. Watson, 85, of Odell, Illinois died in Pontiac, Illinois Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He was born March 9, 1936 in Pontiac, the son of Jarlath M. and Lucille M. (Johnson) Watson. He is survived by one sister,…

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Kathleen G. Atwood

 May 12, 2021

DWIGHT – Kathleen G. Atwood, 58, of Godley, IL passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Morris Hospital in Morris, IL. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Dwight with Rev….

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Walter T. Johnson

 May 12, 2021

Walter T. Johnson, 79, of Dwight, IL passed away in his home Tuesday, November 3, 2020 surrounded by his family. Cremation rites were accorded. Private burial will be on May 21, 2021 in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. Memorials in…

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Lillian M. Feddersen

 May 12, 2021

DWIGHT – Lillian M. Feddersen, 89, of Dwight and formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at her home in Dwight, IL. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the First Congrega-tional…

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John M. Mixen

 May 5, 2021

John M. Mixen, age 58, of Wilmington, IL and formerly of Naperville, IL, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his home. He was born August 20, 1962 in Chicago, IL to the late Robert L. and Carol Jean…

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Sandra Lolita Bacigalupo

 May 5, 2021

Sandra Lolita Bacigalupo, age 79, of San Antonio, Texas and formerly of Dwight and Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Saturday morning, April 24, 2021. Born March 11, 1942 in Dwight, Illinois, Sandra Lolita was a daughter of George and Freida (McKune)…

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Darlene E. Rettell

 April 28, 2021

Darlene E. Rettell, age 86, of Kempton passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She was born December 16, 1933 in Wesley Township, the daughter of Leroy and Anna (Marma) LaMontagne. Darlene married Clifford C….

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Joseph Loren Dixon

 April 28, 2021

Joseph Loren Dixon, a resident of Fond du Lac, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Joe was born January 17, 1940 in Campus, Illinois, to Thomas and Dorothy Dixon. Joe was a graduate of Dwight High School…

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Justin Fox Receives WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete Award

 April 22, 2021

University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s team captain, and former Dwight Trojan, Justin Fox – a senior from Emington – has earned the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Max Sparger Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award for 2021. Fox, majoring in agriculture business and animal science…

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Janice L. Fitzpatrick

 April 21, 2021

Janice L. Fitzpatrick, age 75, of Dwight, IL passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Morris Hospital in Morris, IL. Janice was born September 8, 1945 in Quinton, AL to the late Loyce Lee Westbrook and Fanny Mae Lee Westbrook. For…

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Phillip D. Hughes

 April 21, 2021

CABERY – Phillip D. Hughes, 84, of Cabery, IL passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded and a celebration of life will be held Sunday, May 2, 2021. Inurnment will be in Mt. Hope…

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Linda Sue Doyle

 April 14, 2021

Mrs. Linda Doyle, 71, of Saunemin, IL passed away peacefully with her loving husband, David, by her side and family, on Friday, March 12, 2021. She was born July 3, 1949 in Chicago, IL. Linda married David N. Doyle July…

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Paul A. Branz

 April 14, 2021

ODELL – Paul A. Branz, 75, of rural Odell, IL passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 9:12 p.m. at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL. Cremation rites were accorded and a celebration of life will be held on Sunday, April…

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Donald Cletus Hughes

 April 14, 2021

Donald Cletus Hughes, 65, passed away April 9, 2021 at his home in Forrest, IL, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held privately with the family, officiated by dear friend Kevin Cooley. A visitation will be held for…

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Alan Galloway

 April 14, 2021

Alan LaVerne Galloway, 74, lost his battle with lung cancer Saturday, April 3, 2021 in his home in Dwight, IL. Known for reading a book a day and smiling at pretty nurses who said he looked like Robert Redford, Al…

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Cat Clausen to Return to WGN Airwaves

 April 7, 2021

Following a feature this past October on “Backstory with Larry Potash”, area artist Cat Clausen, Dwight, will once again be on WGN during the “Closer” segment of Potash’s “Backstory”. The episode will air Saturday, April 10, at 10:30 p.m., then…

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Barbara J. Pettit

 April 7, 2021

Barbara J. Pettit, 82, of Quincy, IL passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 in her son’s home surrounded by her son, daughter, and many family members. She was born in Odell, IL on January 31, 1939 to Andrew and Mary…

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Lucille A. Christensen

 April 7, 2021

Lucille A. Christensen, 97, of Reddick, IL passed away Saturday, March 27, at Riverside Medical Center. She was born in Fairview, IL on February 4, 1924, the daughter of Giovanni (John) and Vittoria Forneris, who emigrated from Italy in the…

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David Eugene Northrup

 March 31, 2021

David Eugene “Scuzzy” Northrup, 67, of Pontiac and formerly of Streator, passed away Saturday evening, March 20, 2021 at his home. Visitation was held Saturday from 10 until 12 noon at Winterrowd Funeral Home, Streator. Funeral services were held at…

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Gerald Paul Abell

 March 24, 2021

Gerald Paul “Bub” Abell, 78, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021. Bub was born June 4, 1942 in Lukin Township, Lawrence County, IL, the son of William Gerald and Floye June (Marx) Abell. They preceded him in death….

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Dolores S. Hanner

 March 24, 2021

Dolores S. Hanner, age 87, of Odell, IL and formerly of Dwight, IL, passed away in South Roxana, IL at 4:36 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Dolores was born in Collinsville, IL on October 27, 1933, the daughter of late Amelia…

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Brian A. Bexson

 March 24, 2021

Brian A.  “Boomer” Bexson, age 58, of South Wilmington, IL passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, IL, due to a surgical complication. Brian was the first-born son of George and Donna (nee Yedlicka) Bexson on…

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Robert T. Bates

 March 24, 2021

Mr. Robert T. Bates, 85, of Mazon, Ill. passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side early Thursday morning, March 18, 2021 in his home. He was born February 17, 1936 in Morris, Ill., the son of Albert…

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